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Table 1 Details about the age difference at blood sampling and genetic relationship between patients and controls.

From: Cri du chat syndrome patients have DNA methylation changes in genes linked to symptoms of the disease

Set

Control

Patient

Age difference at sampling (years)

Siblings

Notes

1

c1

p1

0.14

No

 

2

c2-1, c2-2

p2

0.2, 7.6

No, Yes

Age-matched non-sibling and sibling. Results are mean (p2/c2-1, p2/c2-2)

3

c3

p3-1, p3-2

2

Yes, Yes

Two p3 samples from the same individual, but collected by DBS or EDTA blood sampling. Results are mean (p3-1/c3, p3-2/c3)

4

c4

p4

0

No

 

5

c5

p5

0.5

Yes

 

6

c6

p6

0.002

No

 

7

c7

p7

1.4

No

 

8

c8

p8

3.7

No

 
  1. Blood samples were collected over a span of several years, meaning that the age difference at sampling is not representative of the actual age difference between individuals measured